[Editor: A poem commemorating the anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli. It was published on a single sheet of paper (a leaflet, or handbill), undated, but believed to have been published for the first Anzac Day (1916).] In Memoriam. Australasia Mourns her Honored Dead. Dedicated To our Fallen Heroes on the Anniversary of their […]
A Vision: And an Answer [poem supporting conscription, 27 October 1916]
12 October 2020 by · Leave a Comment
[Editor: This poem by George Stacy was published in The Daily News (Perth, WA), 27 October 1916. It was written in response to the widely-distributed anti-conscription poem “The Blood Vote”.] A Vision And an Answer. “Why is your face so white, mother? Why do you choke for breath?” “Oh, I have dreamt in the night, […]
“The Blood Vote” [letter from J. H. Elshaug, 24 October 1916]
8 October 2020 by · Leave a Comment
[Editor: This letter to the editor was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 24 October 1916. It was written in response to the widely-distributed anti-conscription poem “The Blood Vote” (which was published in various newspapers and as a widely distributed leaflet).] “The Blood Vote.” To the Editor of The Argus. Sir, — I am enclosing […]
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